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Alone but Not Lonely: Why Americans Choose To Eat in Restaurants by Themselves
2+ week, 1+ day ago (217+ words) of necessity or an intentional selection, people are eating alone, and they are doing so where you might not expect it. Consumer-declared data also highlights how these solo diners distinguish themselves. Here is what solo diners tell CivicScience about themselves…...
Solo Dining: The Rise of the Intentionally Individual Table
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1165+ words) modern individual. The Self-Care Mandate:85% of solo diners view the experience as deliberate self-care,...High-density schedules turn lunch into a functional window; solo dining peaks midday as a tool to bridge work-life gaps. Culinary Adventurism:Solo diners are 48% more likely…...
The Art of Eating Alone: Why Dining Solo Can Be Empowering
3+ week, 2+ day ago (789+ words) GoodTimes reader responded to a column I'd written about solo dining at home with a challenge: it's one thing...sleeping in my rental car. This was not the empowering solo travel moment I had envisioned. My friend, a seasoned solo…...
Miss Manners: I feel like I don’t see women dining solo as much as they used to. Why is that?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (273+ words) business, they would often have dinner alone in nicer restaurants. In fact, I remember being warned not to accept...thinks of valiant women blazing trails, their tasks are more arduous and dangerous than eating in a restaurant....It could be…...
Nearly Half of Full-Service Diners Cut Back Visits, Study Finds
1+ week, 1+ day ago (698+ words) Full-service restaurants are experiencing deeper reductions in visit frequency than other dining...percent increasing their frequency. Quick-service restaurants continue to lead in overall stability, though...proportion of planned reductions than quick-service restaurants, which show the strongest forward outlook among...
Ready to order? 10 rules for restaurant diners
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (231+ words) Above all, don't be rudeI will never understand why some people apparently think the best way of getting...
Restaurants Grapple With New Drinking Habits
2+ week, 2+ day ago (336+ words) US restaurants are feeling squeezed as Americans pull back on booze. A 2025 Gallup poll found...half of US adults drink at all, and those who do are consuming less.... Restaurants Grapple With New Drinking Habits US restaurants are feeling squeezed…...
Independent restaurants are on the decline as chains grow
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (458+ words) Technomic shows that chains grew by 3%, while small restaurants declined by more than 2% last year. This story...said Bob Bernstein, founder and owner of Fido. There are still memories to be made before the clock strikes...prices have forced his…...
Rising restaurant prices put diners' habits under new scrutiny
1+ week, 1+ day ago (885+ words) across both full-service and limited-service restaurants. Over the past year, prices have climbed 4.6%...spend less, with 60% opting for lower-priced restaurants, 53% turning to discounts, 51% cutting back...0.3% at both full-service and limited-service restaurants in February, raising the stakes around how orders are…...
Never Show Up to a Restaurant at This Time, Chefs Say—Here’s When to Go Instead
4+ week, 2+ day ago (530+ words) polishing silverware and prepping service stations are still in progress during the earliest hours. Of...stay late. Toward the end of a shift, kitchen staff are busy breaking down from the night's service'cleaning,...